PJP2 PROLOG 160718 PROLOG Focus - Romans 3:21-26.....Topic:  GRACE

Psalm 106:47 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."SAVE us, O Lord our God, And Gather us from among the nations, That we May Give Thanks To Your Holy NAME And Glory In Your Praise."....

PJP2 PROLOG POST 160718 - Romans 3:21-26 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT NOW The Righteousness Of God Has Been Manifested apart from The Law, Although The Law and the Prophets Bear Witness To IT— The Righteousness Of God Through FAITH In Jesus Christ For All who Believe.  For There Is NO Distinction: For ALL Have sinned AND Fall Short of The GLORY Of God, AND Are Justified BY HIS GRACE As A GIFT, Through The Redemption THAT Is IN Christ Jesus, Whom God Put Forward As A Propitiation By His Blood, To Be Received By FAITH.  THIS Was To Show God's Righteousness, Because In His Divine Forbearance He Had Passed Over former sins.  IT Was To Show His Righteousness at the present time, SO That He Might Be Just And The Justifier of the one who Has FAITH IN Jesus."....

GRACE....God's Redemption (of mankind....His Righting our Relationship With Him that we destroyed by our choice of selfish/sinfulness) At Christ's Expense....What an Amazing and Encouraging Concept.....

As we reflect and ponder over the multiple recent events of tragic violence sweeping across our globe - I Hear His Holy Spirit Reminding me that His GRACE is Still Present.  His Free Gift of GRACE is Still Working - All He ASKS of us is to Have FAITH in Him.

Yet, there's the rub - the world, which at present seems to be slipping further and further into chaos - hearing, watching, reading all the news-reports of the apparent lawlessness that simply seems to be running rampant - I will admit, it is challenging not to pull back into one's on 'fortress of solitude', man the ramparts, and be loaded for bear!

BUT (Behold the Underlying Truth).....Praise our Lord Jesus, for He Shares with us, via His Spirit's Inspired WORD to Paul, as Paul writes to the Philippian Believers...(Philippians 4:4-9 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Rejoice In The Lord Always; Again I Will Say, Rejoice.  Let your Reasonableness Be Known to everyone.  The Lord Is At Hand; Do NOT Be anxious about anything, BUT In Everything By Prayer And Supplication With Thanksgiving Let your Requests Be Made Known To God.  AND The PEACE Of God, Which Surpasses ALL understanding, Will GUARD your Hearts And your Minds IN Christ Jesus.  Finally, brothers, Whatever Is TRUE, Whatever Is HONORABLE, Whatever Is JUST, Whatever Is PURE, Whatever Is LOVELY, Whatever Is COMMENDABLE, IF There Is Any EXCELLENCE, IF There Is Anything Worthy Of PRAISE, THINK About These Things.  WHAT you Have Learned And Received And Heard And Seen in me—PRACTICE These Things, AND The God Of PEACE Will Be With you."....
Team PJP2 - Philippians 4:4-9 is also my Prayer for us today.

May The GRACE of our Lord Jesus be with you and yours, today and every day...Amen/Amen....jaj